Democratic school climate and sense of community in school: A multilevel analysis

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 327-341

  Vieno, Alessio ^a   Perkins, Douglas D ^b   Smith, Thomas M ^b   Santinello, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Democratic climate; HLM; Parenting style; School sense of community

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DEMOCRACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS;

EID: 30044437186     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-005-8629-8     Document Type: Article

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